TEMPLATES

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

Gordon wrote:
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file.
And all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a
pedantic distinction.

If you think that then you haven't the first clue about the way Word
actually works.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Graham,

Sometimes you have to give it up. It's a waste of your time. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Gordon wrote:
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file.
And all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a
pedantic distinction.

If you think that then you haven't the first clue about the way Word
actually works.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Gordon

There is nothing pedantic in this distinction. A template is a template and
is NEVER a document. You can change the extention but you won't fool Word
into thinking it is anything other than a template.

In this case question, the distinction is huge because you can apply a blank
template to an existing document to force the new templates styles into the
existing document. So if you have a document created from and thus attached
to normal.dot, then apply MyStyles.dot to the document, it is now attached
to MyStyles.dot and will take on all the new formatting.

--
Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm for more
information. Note, too, that if you change the extension from .dot to .doc,
you have not produced a document: Word still knows it's a template (and vice
versa).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

In Word 2007, if you change a .docx file's extension to .dotx or .dotm, Word
2007 won't even open it.

Further, to demonstrate the difference, choose Tools - Templates and Add-ins
(in Word 2007, Developer ribbon tab, click Document Template). Click Attach
and try to attach a .doc file to an existing .doc file. It cannot be done.
Word responds "The document template is not valid".

Gordon might think the difference is pedantic. Word disagrees.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm for
more
information. Note, too, that if you change the extension from .dot to
.doc,
you have not produced a document: Word still knows it's a template (and
vice
versa).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file. And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a pedantic
distinction.

Hey ya'll how about explaining the document side now? You explained the
template side now the document side deserves equal time...

Just kidding

--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://homepage.mac.com/paulballou/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
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In Word 2007, if you change a .docx file's extension to .dotx or .dotm,
Word 2007 won't even open it.

Further, to demonstrate the difference, choose Tools - Templates and
Add-ins (in Word 2007, Developer ribbon tab, click Document Template).
Click Attach and try to attach a .doc file to an existing .doc file. It
cannot be done. Word responds "The document template is not valid".

Gordon might think the difference is pedantic. Word disagrees.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...latesStore.htm for
more
information. Note, too, that if you change the extension from .dot to
.doc,
you have not produced a document: Word still knows it's a template (and
vice
versa).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, it isn't. A template is a .dot file; a document is a .doc file.
And
all
the other stuff Graham said.

Yes I realise the EXTENSION is different - you are just making a
pedantic
distinction.